Putin criticizes “political persecution” of Trump by the US judiciary

2023-09-12 09:08:00

“A persecution for political reasons” is underway against Trump, the Kremlin chief said on Tuesday at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. This shows how “rotten” the American political system is, said Putin, in whose country opposition leaders are poisoned and sentenced to hard prison terms.

Putin also welcomed Trump’s statements that he could “solve” the Ukraine crisis. At the same time, the Kremlin boss countered expectations that US policy towards Russia would change if Trump made a political comeback. “It is unlikely that there will be any significant changes, no matter who the new US president will be,” emphasized the Kremlin leader. The USA would see Russia as “a permanent enemy”. Putin also praised Tesla boss and X owner Elon Musk. This is a “noble man”.

According to US intelligence findings, Russia influenced the 2016 presidential election through, among other things, disinformation. At that time, Trump surprisingly prevailed against favorite Hillary Clinton with narrow victories in four states. During the election campaign, Trump called on Russia to publish incriminating internal emails from Clinton. These were published via the Wikileaks platform. At a summit with Putin in 2018, Trump said, to the outrage of the American public, that he believed the Kremlin chief’s denials about Russian interference in the election.